Family bonding activities – insights to help connect deeply

Bonding is emotional- you need to be present.
   You’ve probably been searching for family bonding activities and may have even found some great ideas.
But I want to share with you that bonding is more of an emotional and spiritual connection than something that can be achieved with outward situations. Of course having activities to do is always a great “setting” in which the actual connection occurs. Activities are ways to get the “brain waves” going and provide a context for bonding.

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Top 20 Beautiful Free Printable Calendars for 2010

Organizing doesn’t have to be boring. You can use artistic calendars and get yourself inspired to accomplish your goals and manage your time in 2010.
This post has a list of the most beautiful free calendars that I have found on the web. Don’t forget to stay updated on inspirational resources for your home and family life by signing up with your email for the Embracing Home newsletter.
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Discover the Power of Allowing Yourself to Cry

   Sometimes sadness overwhelms us and even though we may be positive people, no idea seems to be able to get us out of that “sad space” at that moment. I have felt like this. When this happens, we can’t even think straight. And even though there are plenty of things that we love to do in our lives, at that moment nothing seems to be
                        appealing. Absolutely nothing.
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Yummy pear dessert recipe with chocolate

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How to stay calm while being more productive

Many times anxiety will cause us to not be as productive as we could be. Whether you’re wanting to remain calm at work or at home you can do certain things to change your environment to experience this kind of peace.

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One Flower – Can a Tiny Flower Be Special?

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Sweet Romantic Letter to the Love of My Life

Of all the things that God gives us, the opportunity to experience true love is one of the biggest gifts of this life. If you’ve experienced deep sadness and then fallen in love you will
            understand this poem/letter that I wrote for my husband.
            Love can make us look at life with different eyes.

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How to develop friendships – poetry on friendship like a sister

Love is always doing what is best for the other person regardless of your own needs. In order to achieve this kind of love there needs to be absolute trust. The giving ourselves entirely.
This is what I have with my family and friends. There are people who I would die for without even thinking twice about it.
My best friend is my cousin but we don’t call each other cousins. We are so close that we have become sisters and that’s what we call each other. This year she had Leptospirosis ( a disease that can be fatal ) and almost died. But thank the Lord she recovered from that illness. It really changes us when we almost lose someone we love a lot. This inspired me to write about my deep bond to my sister. I hope it touches you in some way and causes you to reflect on your own relationships.

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How to Make Homemade Eggnog Recipe

Every year, the tradition in our family is to have the first eggnog of the season after we decorate the tree. We sit on the couch with only the lights from the Christmas tree shining and we reminisce about Christmases past and about the one we are about to celebrate. It’s a heartwarming time in our family and we all look forward to it in a special way.

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